ocular migraine
Seeing-spots headache type
An ocular migraine is a migraine that primarily affects vision, causing temporary visual disturbances such as shimmering lights, blind spots, or zigzag patterns.
These episodes typically last under an hour and may occur with or without headache.
The term sometimes refers specifically to migraines affecting only one eye, though usage varies among medical professionals.
- visual auraMigraine's optical warning sign
- auraPerceived emanation surrounding someone
- zigzagAngled back-and-forth path
- scotomaLocalized vision absence
- flashingRepeated brief illumination
flashing lights · blind spot · visual disturbance · shimmering · seeing stars · headache · kaleidoscope · fortification · tunnel vision · nausea · photophobia · sensitivity to light · throbbing · sharp pain · sparkles · neurological · warning · halo
- eye problemsblindness, cataracts, glaucoma, blurred vision, eye irritation
- Headachesheadache, tension headache, cluster headache, sinus headache, chronic headache
- Migrainesaura, throbbing, photophobia, phonophobia, prodrome
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